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OUTIIKRN ST A N D A R D A ! 5 M 1 N N VI LL1 i. TENNESSRK.
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MBR. 28, 1891,
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OUJl AG EMS.
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receive anil receipt for subscriptions to the
Standard:
P. G. POTTER Dibrell.Tenn.
GEO. W. PARKS Irving College, "
J. It. RAMSEY Viola, "
T.B. BILES Sparta, '
JNO. AUGO Morrison, "
V. A. MOORE Rock Island, "
We do not publish annonymons commu
nications under any circumstance!). The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con
signed to the waste basket. We do not pub
lish the names of correspondents, but want
them simply as a guarantee of good faith.
All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib
utes of respect, etc., are charged for as ad
vertising matter. Simplennnouuceinents of
deaths, marriages, etc., will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer a favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurence as
possible.
Chicago speculators, it is rumored,
are manipulating u corner on wheat,
by which the estimated profits to the
combination will amount to five mil
lion dollars.
The Chattanooga News prints
pithy paragraphs about its exchanges
and their editors under the head of
"Three for a Quarter." Is this the
estimate the News places upon its
contemporaries?
The Lebanon Democrats' sixteen
page "stock issue" was quite a credit
able paper for a country office to send
out, but it was something like the
play of Hamlet with that important
personage left out.
A I '.A NIC in Louisville, Ky., failed
last week. I lie liabilities loot up
nearly a million dollars, while the
assets so far discovered consist of
about three hundred dollars of hiutil
ated currency which was left in the
safe.
Tin: Southern Merchant, the semi
monthly trade journal established in
Nashville four months ago, suspend
ed with its issue of March "1st. Its
failure was certainly not from want
of merit, for it was an excellent pub
lication from its first to its last num
ber.
Some people will be surprised if the
farmer legislatures in various parts of
the country present their states with
a few specimens of clear cut, sober,
necessary legislation, and then ad
journ without wasting any superflu
ous time. Ex.
It is a regretable fact that Tennes
see's hayseed legislature has sig
ually tailed to surprise the people in
any such way as this.
The Treasury Department at
Washington has begun the payment
of the direct tax to tlie various states
A movement has been started in
New York to have half a million dol
lavs of that state's share appropriated
to the Grant monument. New York
city has already made itself ridiculous
before the eyes of the whole country
by its failure to raise sufficient funds
to complete the monument. Any
other great city on the continent
would have completed it long ago.
Judge Pitkin C. Wright, the
genial and efficient Secretary of the
Tennessee Press Association, has is
sued notices of the next annual meet
ing, to be held on board the steamer
Chickasaw, which will leave Mem
phis lor the head of navigation on
White ltiver, at 5 o'clock, p. in.
Wednesday, April 22, and returning
will reach Memphis the following
Monday. Itemcmbering the lavish
hospitality with which Memphis re
ooived and entertained the Associa
tion three years ago, and the delight
ful trip up the Cumberland river
year later, the pleasures of the com
ing meeting take on excruciatingly
beautiful tints as we lopk longingly
forward and realize that we cannot
be with the boys this time.
ill's. Joseph E. Johnston died at
Ills home in Washington city at 11 on
Friday night of last week. He had
been in declining health for about
two years, but his death was hastened
by a severe cold caught wJiile attend
ing the funeral of (Jen. Sherman
about tli ree or four weeks ago. He
was SI yoars of age, was a veteran of
the IV.ackhawk and Seminole Indian
war, was thrice breveted for gallant
ry in tin- Mciiin war, and was one
uf tin1 Confederacy's greatest generals,
lie U the la-t nftheix full generals
to pass away save I'eauregard. There
was a quiet funeral service nt Wash
ington on Tuesday, without any mil
itary or other display whatever, and
the remains were conveyed to Haiti-
more and interred in Green Mount
Cemetery.
That revenue bill had hardly seen
io light of day before so many stones
were hurled at it as io cause us
friends to make all haste to with-
raw it to the committee room again,
where it was speedily shorn of its
ridiculous features, but even in its
remoddled form it was rejected by
the Senate. Our present revenue and
assessment laws will go over for an
other two years without amendment.
The miscarriage of the new revenue
bill was quite fortunate for the State.
t is folly for every succeeding Legis-
ature to be changing these laws. Our
present revenue and assessment laws,
while possibly susceptible of a few
minor improvements, are the best
the State has ever had. Col. John II.
Savage was Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee which framed
these laws, and the Nashville Ameri
can of last Sunday took occasion to
iiay him the following deserved com
pliment:
"The revenue bill which is now
upon the statue books was one of the
most thoroughly discussed and intel-
igently considered of any ever enact
ed in this State. The principal work
in its preparation was done by that
lonored and incorruptible Democrat
ic patriot, Hon. John II. Savage. It
was never charged that Col. Savage
was susceptible to any influence
against the public good; many people
lave thought him radical, extreme
and even hostile in his dealings with
corporate, mercantile and manufact
uring interests. But the truth is that,
while all his sympathies have been
with the great masses of the people,
le was just and fair toward every in
terest. The revenue bill prepared by
urn and the committee of which he
was chairman stood the test of every
criticism, and while it provoked op-
osition in certain quarters it has
been accepted as, in the main, a most
xcellent measure."
Water Works nml ISoiuls.
The corporation tax of Mcjilinn-
ville is at present o cents on each
$100 worth of property. Twenty
thousand dollars worth of bonds will
pay for the electric light and water
works plants. An additional tax of
10 cents, together with the revenues
from the electric lights and water
works will keep up the interest on
the bonds and pay off the principal
in less than 20 years. When the
bonds are paid the city will own these
valuable plants, - and the revenues
from them will materially reduce
taxation. Reduction in insurance
rates and the protection afforded
against fires will more than compen
sate for the present small addional
tax. Should the water works enable
us to suppress but one fire in any of
our business blocks their total cost
would be saved. A bonded debt is a
great bugaboo to some people, but
we have never heard of a town that
ever grew to any considerable pro
portions without one. It is one of
the necessary evils to growth and
prosperity. If it isn't good policy
for McMinnvile to issue bonds and
establish water works, we would like
for some one to show us why it is
not. Our columns are open to com
munications on the subject, and we
invite a full and free discussion, pro
and con.
Hunting a War Relic.
Tullahoma Guardian.
Work has been begun digging out
an old well in this place for the pur
pose of recovering a heavy Beige gun,
which was thrown into it by the con
federate soldiers on ' Bragg's retreat
from this place in 18(53. The well
has long been filled up. During the
reunion last September one of the old
veterans, who helped to put the guns
in the well, localed the spot and it is
believed the gun will be found.
The Third Scotch-Irish Congress.
The third annual Congress of the
Scotch-Irish people of America will
be held in Louisville, Kentucky,
from May the 14th to the 17th, next.
The Congress at Pittsburg, Pa., last
year was attended by President Har
rison and his Cabinet, besides hun
dreds of other distinguished men.
The gathering this year will be still
more notable. It will assemble the
best elements of the race, from all
parts of the United States and PritMi
America.
Two hundred thousmd ! 1 -i r
year is sj cut by the Lmdtui St ir
Hoard in enforcing the attend.; ore
cbildreti.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, March 23, IS'.U.
Mr. Harrison basso little confidence
in Secretary Blaine's ability to cope
single-handed with the British di
plomats in the negotiations to de
termine the details and manner of
submitting the Behring sea difficul
ties to arbitration that he will post
pone, and if necessary give up entire
ly, his proposed trip to the Pacific
Coast in order to remain here until
the negotiations are concluded. In
view of the fact that Mr. Harrison is
very anxious to make this trip, not
only to gratify a laudable curiosity to
see a large and important section of
the country, but to secure a Harrison
delegation from the Coast States to
the next republican national conven
tion, his willingness to give up the
trip in order to watch Blaine speaks
volumes for his fear of "jingoism."
The statement made here last week
that Mr. Harrison and U. S. Treasu
rer Huston had made friends and
that the resignation of the latter had
been withdrawn was a little off. Mr,
Huston has gone to Fortress Monroe,
ostensibly for his health, but really
in a "huff" because his resignation
had not been accepted. One of his
personal friends said today that if
Mr. Harrison did not willingly ac
cept his resignation very soon it
would become necessary for Mr.
Huston to compel him to do so, un
willingly. He declined to say how
this could be done.
The political pressure has been too
great for him and Mr. Harrison has
promised to appoint the nine United
States Circuit Court judges during the
Congressional recess, instead of wait
ing until Congress met again, as he
really wished to do. The number of
applicaants continues to grow at such
a rate that a facetious gentleman re
marked today that the democratic
party might expect to become crowd
ed with disappointed republican law
yers when the appointments are an
nounced. There is another war in the Inte
rior Department, which hasn't been
free of skirmishing since the present
administration came in. This time
it is the Secretary and Indian Com
missioner that have crossed swords,
and it is stated that Secretary Noble
has become so thoroughly disgusted
with the official rottenness in the In
terior department that he has made
up his mind to get out of the mess by
resigning He came, very near to re
signing when Tanner was kicked out
of the Pension Office, also a short
time ago when Land Commissioner
Groff handed in his resignation, ow
ing to a serious differeneeof opinion
with the Secretary.
It is also stated that Secretary
Proctor intends resigning in order to
devote himself to his private busi
ness, but this is denied at the War
Department, and inasmuch as Mr.
Proctor has given a good deal more
time to his Vermont marble quarries
since entering the cabinet than to
the War department it is not proba
ble that the needs of his private bus
iness would cause him to think of
resignation.
Ohio politics are being a good deal
discussed just now, and the republi
cans are extremely anxious to know
iust where Senator Sherman stands.
Some months ago the statement was
made in a newspaper friendly to
him, and apparently with his knowl
edge and consent, that he intended
retiring from public life at the close
of his present Senatorial term. He
has never affirmed or denied the
statement, and the recent action of
ex-Gov. Foraker in shying his castor
into the Senatorial ring has brought
a number of Ohio republicans skur
rying to Washington in order to find
out Sherman's position before taking
sides in what promises to be a very
lively scrimmage if Sherman conclu
ded to again be a candidate.
The election by the California leg
islature of Ex-Representative Pel
ton to the United States Senate caus
ed a genuine sensation here, where
the gentleman is well known. Al
though he is a several times million
aire, it was thought that he was
too miserly to put up any large
amount of money to secure his elec
tion, but the principal reason for sur
prise was his financial views he is
an out and out gold standard man,
and everybody here thought that
California was for free coinage.
The iigures are at last made up.
The Fifty-first Congress cost the peo
ple of the country just $2,000,000 a
day during its two years of existence
it managed to spend about $1(5 for
each men, woman and child in the
I'niled Slate--.
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NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Sprir Materials Styles in Making---New
Millinery.
Hi-purled f"i tlir Stanhauii.
Light quality wools showthe same
conspicuous features that' have been
noticeable in winter goods. Ex
tremely bold phtid-t are frequent
while circular' or oval spots have
grown even larger, nor does the
breath of Spring hinder a presenta
tion of tlcecy or astraehan weavings,
which appear not only on Woolens.but
on semi-transparent fabrics such as
grenadines. Bourette fleckings like
wise contribute to a stylish rough
ness, and but that colors are refined
and often indistinct, the effects would
be too pronounced even for fashion
able endurance. Bright plaids are
seen, but here the surfaces are
smooth, although the size of the pat
tern may be large. From such ex
treme, all gradations are niticeable
until small checked suitings in soft
tans and grays are reached, and these
form very serviceable dresses because
inconspicuous and less likely to show
soil than plain goods.
STYLES IN MAKING.
Materials of conspicuous pattern of
course need combinations of plain
fabric, and importers bring out the
two together, but suitings, are tailor
made with special attention to fit, and
the same can be said of cloths, among
which Bedford cords showing a rep
across, are the newest. Those and
other cloths, or indeed any variety
ot fine, plain wool, are trimmed with
passementerie or ribbon, enriched by
simulated jewels, this last being a
special feature of the season. Sheath
skirts are still made, but some new
designs show small pauiers, and
others are a little draped or with lull
ness in front, both of which are th3
beginnings of greater breadth in out
line. Waists are long and especially
stylish if made over the It. Jk G. cor
set, which will not like other corsets,
stretch and lose its original form. It
is extra long waisted and meets the
requirements of both full and slender
figures.
MILLINEUY.
Capoles are hardly seen in compari
son with togues, or turbans, while
the supply ol hats in lancy shapes is
almost limitless. Winter contours
are rei eated and in consequence a
turning up at the back and projection
in front is a rule. Flowers nod at
back or front, or coming from the
back lie in profusion, small ones be
ing preferred in such cases. As to
size, indeed there never was such
liberty, since from lilacs, lilies of the
valley, etc., they increase in all di
mensions until large roses apparently
ready to fall in pieces, reach a size of
five inches across. Chrysanthemums
are likewise made mammoth, and
morning glories in natural or unnat
urally rich colors, lend a veritable
glory.
ltimioN.s
of steel, silver or gilt, but chiefly the
latter, are very fashionable and from
"baby ribbon" up to two and a half
inches wide, are placed in upright
loops or rosettes. The presence of
gilt is in truth always welcome, small
fruits and berries are made of it and
elegant capotes are entirely of gilt in
open work. The latter strikes a key
note of the time, since fancy weaves
in straw are so prevalent as almost to
exclude plain varieties, even when
sobriety is wished for, since every
day hats or bonnets come entirely in
fancy weave or with open work brims
that finish plain crowns. Neverthe
less, some few large, yielding hats
are plain throughout and a choice
among Milan, chip or split straws in
such style, is possible.
Lucy Cakter.
Heed tho 'Warning.
' It is not infrequently the case that
itching pimples and irrating "cat
boils" are the forerunners of larger
boils, or the more serious carbuncles.
Invariably nature puts out her dan
ger signals, and they should be heed
ed at once. The pimples and little
boils show that the blood is not in a
good condition and nature is trying to
relieve the system. A few doses of
Swift's Specific at this juncture will
accomplish wonders. The eruption
will be healed and the system cleans
ed ofimpurities. The modern para
phrase of the old saying, "A stitch in
time," etc., is the '"Timely stitches
will save nine pairs of breeches."
The modern form has a touch of hu
mor that docs not modify the truth
of it. In that vein, we may say that
a course of Swift's Specific prevents
ills territic.
Xcurn lic i'c rso tt s
Aii'lthie troubled with iH-rvonsnet rcs-illinR
from i -iieiir overwork w iil be relieved by taking
;y!i!')l's Iron Hitters. (;,nuine
hust:u.;- i..;; k mvl c;r .--.l - 1 ilae : on wrapper.
CCKPCIiliD EXTRACT
The Importance of purifying the blood can
not bo overestimated, for without pure blood
you cannot enjoy good health.
At tills season nearly every one needs a
good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich
the blood, and wo ask you to try Hood's
Ppniljof S.irsaparllla. It strengthens
rcUliai and builds up the system,
creates an appetlle, and tones the digestion,
while it eradicates disease. The peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation
of the vegetable remedies used give to
Hood's Sarsaparilla peeul- "T l-fdf
lar curative powers. No O I1S6IT
other medicine hassueh a record of wonderful
cures. If you have m:u!o up your mind to
buy IIo'ic!'.-; S.u sapa. do not bo Induced to
take any other Instead. It is a rccullar
Medicine, and is worthy your confidence.
Ilood's Sarsaparilla is sold by all drupclsts.
Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co.," Lowell, Mass.
IOO Doses One Dollar
JOHN OFFICER
CLEANS and DYES
all kinds of Clothing at lowest pniees. Call
ami see him before having your work done.
Oftice on Spring Street, opposite Gartner's
blacksmith shop.
LEE'
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Tliu line vounir stallion will slam! the
present season at Kwinir (irk'.le's stable in
Pleasant Cove, miles Kast of .Mc-Mimiville,
and will serve mares at !j7.o" to insure live
colt, payable when colt is foaled or property
transferred.
All ;ONiiMo ! will l laitou (
ircYdit n''ilif!, hut no lia-
lility lorsiny tlitil may tiu
DESCRIPTION and PEDIGREE;
FLEET is a dark bay, of tine forp and
limb, In' hands high, ti years old and weighs
l'JUO younds. Me combines both saddle anil
harness qualities to a remarkable degree.
FLEET was sired by Granville P., 1st dam,
Wausie, a marc sired by French's Morgan
horse; 2d Dam, Nellie, sired bv a thorough
bred Kentucky trotter, Old Pilot; 3d Dam
was brown mare by a Murnion horse; 4th
Dam, a mare Bired by Ren Lane's imported
race horse, Felix Grundy.
Season to begin March 20th, and end Jnlv
1st.
$35.00 IX VREMir.1IS-Si7.cO for best
horse colt, $5.IJ0 for second best ; 7.50 for
best mare colt, $5.00 for second best. We
will pay the above premiums on Fleet's colts
of this year's gel, to be shewn on Square in
JleJlinnville the 1st Monday in Sept. K'.
F. S. & EWIRG GEIZZLE,
Increase, Tenn.
THIS line Imported Jack will make the
present season at Smartts Station, and
be allowed to serve mares at the low price of
SS.Oft to insure.
DESCRIPTION.
Is black with mealy points, 14 hands high,
extra long and heavy, with fine large bone,
and a splendid foal getter.
All nrcitfenlM nl owiu'jV risk.
F. G. SMARTT & CO.
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